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San Antonio FC Defeats Fresno 2-1 in Front of Sellout Crowd

September 28, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC (11-12-8) beat Fresno FC (16-6-8) 2-1 at Toyota Field on Saturday night. Goals from midfielder Walter Restrepo and defender Moises Hernandez earned the Alamo City club three crucial points in front of a sellout 7,932 crowd.

"I'm very proud of our players for their application tonight and their attitude to earn those three points," SAFC Head Coach Darren Powell said. "They worked very hard on both sides of the ball and it wasn't an easy game. (Fresno is) a very good team and they're top two in the league."

SAFC opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Hernandez found Restrepo with a pass near midfield. The Colombian dribbled past three defenders and curled the ball past goalkeeper CJ Cochran to earn the 1-0 lead. The goal marked Restrepo's third in USL Championship play and Hernandez's third assist of the season.

The Foxes then equalized in the 55th minute after midfielder Alex Cooper buried a free kick from just outside the hosts' box.

Hernandez found the winning goal of the match and his first for SAFC in the 67th minute after receiving a pass from Restrepo on the left flank, dribbling past a defender and into the box, and firing low to make it 2-1.

SAFC goalkeeper Matthew Cardone recorded five saves and one claim on the night, marking the sixth match this season in which he has recorded at least five saves. The San Antonio native has tallied 84 saves on the season.

San Antonio FC will return to USL Championship action on Saturday, Oct. 5 as the team travels to Cashman Field to face Las Vegas Lights FC at 9:30 p.m. CT.

Scoring Summary:

SAFC: 1-0, Walter Restrepo (Moises Hernandez assist) 18'

FFC: 1-1, Alex Cooper 55'

SAFC: 2-1, Moises Hernandez (Walter Restrepo assist) 67'

Disciplinary Summary:

FFC: Yellow Card (Ramon Del Campo) 8'

FFC: Yellow Card (Jems Geffrard) 49'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Joshua Yaro) 53'

FFC: Yellow Card (Jackson) 62'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Cristian Parano) 71'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Walter Restrepo) 71'

FFC: Yellow Card (Suleiman Samura) 78'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Rafa Castillo) 78'

Attendance: 7,932

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Matthew Cardone; D: Kai Greene, Eby Ackon, Joshua Yaro; M: Pecka (c), Moises Hernadez, Cristian Parano (Jack Barmby 90'), Rafa Castillo; F: Walter Restrepo, Tony Taylor (Frank Lopez 65'), Brian Gomez

Substitutions Not Used: Jonathan Viscosi, Johnny Fenwick, Ryan Roushandel, Michael Lahoud, Ever Guzman

Postgame Notes:

San Antonio FC earned the 2-1 win over Fresno to split the season series between the two teams...SAFC improves their record to 2-1-1 against the Foxes all-time

San Antonio FC midfielder Walter Restrepo was named the SWBC Man of the Match after the victory...Restrepo scored a goal, recorded an assist and added two shots and four key passes...Restrepo's goal was his third of the season while the assist marked his sixth which is tops on the team

San Antonio FC defender-midfielder Moises Hernandez also added a goal and assist in the victory...the goal marks the first for Hernandez in the victory and second in his career...also added three shots and two key passes along with a team-high four clearances

Toyota Field welcomed 7,932 fans to the match tonight, marking the second sellout of the season...the 7,932 fans are the second most in 2019 (first- 8,058 - 3/9 vs. PHX)

With the win, SAFC is now 8-1-3 when scoring the first goal in a match and 8-0-1 when scoring in both halves...SAFC also scored their 10th goal of the season between minutes 16-30 and seventh goal between minutes 61-75

SAFC improved their home record to 9-2-5 at Toyota Field this season, and 34-10-20 all-time at home...SAFC is 3-0-1 in their last four home matches and 10-1-4 in their last 15

SAFC goalkeeper Matthew Cardone recorded five saves in the match, marking the sixth match of the season that he has recorded at least five saves, and 23rd match that he has recorded multiple saves...his 84 saves currently rank third in the USL Championship

San Antonio FC midfielder Pecka recorded a game-high 94.7 percent passing accuracy on the night while adding two tackles, two clearances and one interception

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